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| - The interior of the place is fantastic and the wine list is as well. The list is much better than The Wooden Vine, in my opinion, which supposedly has the best wine list in Charlotte.
There are, however, a few kinks which they must work out - which is completely understandable.
First, I'll start with everyone's first impression of the place - the hostess (who would be FIRED if I was the manager). She did not welcome us and barely said hello. I actually had to ask her if we could have a table. She said, 'Yeah just sit.' She did not offer us a menu or wine list. The place was not busy, yet we sat for a few minutes (as in perhaps 5 minutes) before someone greeted us by asking whether we were offered the wine list. I said no and THEN the hostess brought them over. FIRED. We were told that we could still order dessert or cheese, but when I asked my server 5 minutes later if we could order dessert, we were told no. No big deal. It was late. I get it.
From the time we were seated to the time we actually got our bottle of wine, it was about 25 minutes, which was kind of ridiculous because it was very late and business was slow. The manager or sommelier was very knowledgeable about the wine we ordered and was able to converse with my guest who is an international wine researcher and winemaker, which was a plus.
Our server was nice, but she seemed very nervous and not confident with the wine.
Last bitchy comment I have is that they were playing 80s music - Janet Jackson, etc., which seemed extremely weird and unfitting for the environment.
I will absolutely be back as I feel this place is a real jewel minus the kinks. I want to try the food and will definitely be back for the wine. PS Fire the hostess!
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